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Data underpins urban growth in South Africa

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Creamer Media Social Media Editor & Senior Writer
 
STATISTICS / URBAN GROWTH
The use of census data, and modern cloud-based software, as a tool in urban growth modelling is a sustainable route for long-term urban planning, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) senior researcher Quintin van Heerden said on Friday. In this regard, he told delegates at a CSIR open day, held on World Statistics Day, that the council had implemented a cloud-based urban growth simulation platform just outside of the US.
 
 
 
 
 

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